Consumer

The furniture rental platform has confirmed it recently raised series B funding from investors including WeWork, HNI and JLL Spark.

As we are about to close our current annual survey, we take a peek at some of the insights provided by last year’s survey.

Each Friday the Global Corporate Venturing Deal Net rounds up the week’s smaller deals and tracks the emerging companies accessing corporate funds.

Sunshine Insurance and SF Express-backed fresh produce distributor Hongjiu Fruit has raised $71.1m in a round led by CMC Capital.

The e-commerce firm has agreed to pay approximately $21m for a 30% stake in Mengniu Dairy's delivery service spinoff, in a deal set to close by the end of next year.

Digital Garage, SoftBank Ventures Asia, SBI Group, Beenos and Kasikornbank all backed consumer goods marketplace Sendo, with the cash to go to product development.

The consumer-focused venture firm has raised $60m for the first close of the L’Oréal-backed Fireside Fund II on the way to a $100m target.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) report October 2019

A focus shift has been taking place among oil and gas corporate venturers, which is borne out in our most recent research.

Each Friday, the Global Corporate Venturing Deal Net rounds up the week’s smaller deals and tracks the emerging companies accessing corporate funds.

Slack Fund has contributed to a $200m series A round for 1Password, the password manager’s first funding round since it was founded in 2005.